Historical on-time performance
Sarasota to New York
1,047 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SRQ–LGA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.4%of scheduled flights
based on 541 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9085 minCancel5.4%Flights541
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline48%
- Weather41%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 29 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SRQ → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 30 min · 188 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 574 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 85 min · 746 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 95 min · 439 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 294 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 273 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 273 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 60 min · 278 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 90 min · 276 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 85 min · 279 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 85 min · 281 flights
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